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This presentation will describe different kinds of interhospital transfers, explain why they occur and offer an ethical analysis of the considerations they raise. It will also examine transfers that may result from Catholic hospitals’ adherence to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. As health care systems consolidate and smaller community hospitals close, interhospital transfers are becoming increasingly common. Although most are intended to connect patients with necessary services to promote their health, not all transfers benefit individual patients in this way.